Bonnier Rights Children's Books Autumn 2019

AUTUMN 2019

CHILDREN’S BOOKS FROM SWEDEN

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JULIA

JULIA LOVES ANIMALS In this book, Julia meets both small and large animals in her ­surroundings. The cat is easy to stroke and the pig likes to be patted. She wants to hug and squeeze them all, but how do the animals feel about that? No matter how much Julia runs after them some of them won’t come!

This new book in the popular series mixes child-friendly animal facts with wonderful illustrations. A picture book with a great sense of humor and familiar situations for small animal lovers and their families!

This book is in a bigger format than the previous books about Julia.

Julia Julia gillar djur

SERIES NAME ORIG. TITLE

AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR Lisa Moroni, Eva Eriksson FORMAT 195x240 mm, 32 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Danish, English, ­Faroese, Finnish, N ­ orwegian, Polish

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BROKIGA In the “Play and learn with Brokiga” series, the ­Brokiga characters get to play with letters, numbers, the weather and much more!

READ WITH LUCIA “Read with Lucia” is about the joy of discovering the letters that surround you and to begin to understand what they mean.

Lucia wants to go out on a letter hunt in the city. As she walks through the streets, she sees lots of letters on both signs and cars.

But how do you know what it says? At Omar’s place, there are also lots of letters. Maybe Lucia and Omar can invent their own? Can they put together all the letters in their names? Can you?

A brilliant story full to the brim with reading excitement!

SERIES NAME Brokiga

Läs med Lucia Carin Wirsén ILLUSTRATOR Stina Wirsén FORMAT 210x148 mm, 32 pages, color ORIG. TITLE

AUTHOR

SERIES NAME Brokiga ORIG. TITLE Vilda

och vädret Carin Wirsén ILLUSTRATOR Stina Wirsén FORMAT 210x148 mm, 32 pages, color AUTHOR

VILDA AND THE WEATHER Vilda wants to go out and play. But what is the weather like? And what kind of clothes does she need? Warm and comfortable winter parkas definitely warm you up in the cold weather! But look at the little one? She has way too little clothes on! But now it seems that spring has come ...

What clothes does one need then?

The seasons change as fast as the weather in this year-round story with clothes. Carin Wirsén’s quirky text works perfectly with Stina Wirsén’s colorful images and is ideal reading for anyone who wants to know more about weather and seasons.

KNOTAN

KNOTAN CLIMBS Knotan loves to climb. Stool out. Up to the shelf.

Pull the chair out. Up on the table. Wow, balance up high!

The Knotan books are fun picture books about everyday life with adventurous Knotan and his patient father. Perfect books for small children and their parents!

Knotan ORIG. TITLE Knotan klättrar Per Bengtsson ILLUSTRATOR Per Gustavsson FORMAT 165x187 mm, 32 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Danish SERIES NAME AUTHOR

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THE BOOK ABOUT GETTING ­SIBLINGS There is a baby in mummy’s tummy! Mika is a going to get a sibling!

It will be called Sparkle Baby! Mika has made up her mind about that. Mika asks and asks: Can the baby hear in the stomach? How did it get in there? How will it come out?

We follow the 3-year-old Mika waiting for the baby to finally come. You will read about a variety of situations and questions that are common when siblings are on the way, such as the visit to the Maternity and hands-on tips on how a little one can help to care for a baby.

The perfect picture book to read together while waiting for a new family member. Facts and story go hand in hand in this book about the arrival of a sibling.

Boken om att få syskon Maria Frensborg ILLUSTRATOR Maija Hurme FORMAT 195x260 mm, 40 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD Danish, Finnish ORIG. TITLE AUTHOR

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HELLO ALL MONSTERS! A poetic, cozy and creepy picture book adventure.

It might seem as though the boy and his mother are ­perfectly normal, but when the boy gets it his way, they go on nightly ­monster walks. At night, the forest is full of wolves and ghosts and even mum becomes mean.

If it gets too creepy, you can always run back home, as long as you run fast enough so that no one catches you...

Hej alla monster!

Jenny Bergman ILLUSTRATOR Alexander Jansson FORMAT 195x260 mm, 40 pages, color ORIG. TITLE AUTHOR

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MIRABELLE AND ASTRAKAN Two children are waiting for Someone at a playground. But who is that Someone? Could they actually be waiting for each other?

With playful references to Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”, this is a story about how you need to understand yourself to be able to understand others. Astrakan and Mirabelle are fighting over a swing, but what goes on under the surface? Who is weak and who is strong? Maybe everything is not as it seems at first sight?

ORIG. TITLE

Mirabell och Astrakan

AUTHOR Annika Thor ILLUSTRATOR FORMAT

Maria Jönsson

195x224 mm, 40 pages, color

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PUCK

PUCK GOES TO THE ­DENTIST It is time for Puck to visit the dentist. How exciting! What happens there? The dentist has a cool chair which moves up and a lamp that shines as brightly as the sun. How lucky that Puck brought ­sunglasses. Now Puck can look in the mirror and see when the dentist counts all of Puck’s teeth. A fun book for curious children about going to the dentist for the first time.

Puck ORIG. TITLE Puck hos tandläkaren Garhamn FORMAT 210x210 mm, 32 pages, color SERIES NAME

AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Anna-Karin

PUCK AND RABBIT COUNT In this book, Puck teaches his stuffed animal Rabbit about finger-counting. Puck and Rabbit count everything, all the time and everywhere. They count the clothes in the laundry room, the ice-cream in the freezer, the stuff at the food store and in bed when they go to sleep. Come along and join Puck and Rabbit in their counting!

Puck has ten fingers, but Rabbit only has two. Rabbit borrows Puck’s gloves – now they have the same number of fingers. Let’s start counting! “How many scoops of ice-cream?” Puck asks. Rabbit shows five fingers!

Yum, now they just need sprinkles, but those were too many to be counted.

This book is made in a bigger format than the previous books about Puck.

Puck ORIG. TITLE Puck och Kanin räknar Garhamn FORMAT 195x260 mm, 32 pages, color

SERIES NAME

AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Anna-Karin

RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Chinese

(simpl.), Danish, Faroese, Finnish, K ­ orean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian

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STORY YOGA

STORY YOGA

– calming e­ xercises for children with ­mindfulness , meditation and massage Filippa Odewall and Karin Lundström are back with a calming book for both big and small yogis.

Get cozy among soft clouds, massaged by ants or try to rest your mind in a beautiful flower. The book contains five tales which in a simple and playful way introduce the children to relaxation.

In addition to the stories, there are detailed descriptions and illustrations of a variety of yoga positions. With the book as an aid, both beginners and experienced yoga practitioners can introduce yoga to their children in a fun and accessible way.

And remember – in the world of Story Yoga there is no right or wrong. It is the inner experience that counts, not how flexible you are or how fast you learn!

Story Yoga Sagoyoga – Övningar för barn i nedvarvning, mindfulness, meditation och massage AUTHOR Filippa Odevall ILLUSTRATOR Karin Lundström FORMAT 195x260 mm, 40 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Polish, Russian SERIES NAME ORIG. TITLE

Solens strålar letar sig fram mellan trädtopparna i skogen. Skogen är ljus, vacker och lugn. Tyst lyssnar du på skogens ljud. Vad hör du?

MYRORNA som kryper runt bland barren på marken?

Eller HACKSPET TEN som hackar högt upp i träden?

Eller hör du HARARNA som skuttar i blåbärsriset?

Du tycker att molnet är så härligt att du vill borra ner dig ännu djupare i den fluffiga känslan. Du gör det genom en TWIST.

För att komma hela vägen ner till jorden i ljusets hastighet blir vi LJUS.

GÖR SÅ HÄR!

GÖR SÅ HÄR!

Fortsätt ligga på ryggen och sträck upp benen mot molnen ovanför dig. Ta hjälp av dina magmusker och försök få fötterna bakom huvudet. Sätt dina händer på ryggen som stöd. Håll huvudet stilla. Andas tre djupa andetag i plogen.

Böj ena knäet och sätt foten på utsidan av det andra benet. Böj sen det andra benet och dra in foten mot rumpan.

Krama om benet som du har mot bröstet.

Om du vill, kan du vända ansiktet i samma riktning som den bakre axeln. Nu vrids hela ryggraden som en borr och din kropp kan sjunka ännu djupare i molnet.

Slappna av tre andetag och gör sen samma sak på andra sidan.

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THE TALE OF THE WONDERFUL ­RABBIT FAMILY

THE TALE OF THE ­WONDERFUL RABBIT FAMILY AND THE GHOST TRAIN There is a rumor about a ghost train in the Enchanted forest – can that be true? Well, that’s 100% true!

Little Brother Rabbit is told about it at the local train club. Still, he accidentally jumps in that very train as he hurries home that night.

Once the little Rabbit has placed his tiny paws in one of the carriages, he is stuck. It is impossible to get off once you have stepped in the damned train. But what is this train really cursed with? Why does it have to make the same trip over and over again? Will the unpleasant rail passengers finally see the light in the tunnel and will Little Brother Rabbit get home to his dear mother? You will have to read to find out!

SERIES NAME The Tale

of the Wonderful Rabbit Family om den underbara familjen Kanin och spöktåget AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Jonna Björnstjerna FORMAT 195x260 mm, 32 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Chinese (simpl.), Japanese ORIG. TITLE Sagan

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HUGO

HUGO – OPEN WIDE! Afraid of the dentist? You are by no means alone. Hugo does everything to avoid having to mend his damaged tooth, crocodiles have so many anyway! After a candy incident, Rabbit sends the reluctant Hugo to Plack the Dentist – despite Hugo’s ingenious excuses.

Mia Nilsson delivers once again a warm and fun picture book, this time on the theme of overcoming one’s fears and being careful with the toothbrushing.

Hugo ORIG. TITLE Hugo – Gapa stort!

Mia Nilsson FORMAT 195x260 mm, 40 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Chinese (simpl.), Danish, Dutch, Korean, Spanish (Latin America) SERIES NAME

AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR

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6 –9

MAGICAL ­DECEMBER A shimmering Christmas story to read, one chapter a day, until Christmas Eve! Nothing is as it should, with Julia’s best friend having moved away and her parents being constantly busy with work.

She isn’t even sure that there will be a Christmas at all this year.

But when Julia makes a golden paper star at school everything starts to change. Did the star show her the way to the cute dog Helmi?

Helmi, who gives Julia the magical globe and makes time and space blurry at the edges... It is the start of a magical December.

This enchanted book with glimmering illustrations has 24 chapters filled with Christmas spirit and anticipation to read together in a magical December.

Magisk december Katarina Genar ILLUSTRATOR Lotta Geffenblad FORMAT 170x240 mm, 128 pages, color ORIG. TITLE AUTHOR

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6 –9

THE WORLD’S BRAVEST What is it like to be scared of everything – but still be forced to do the scariest thing of all?

Alba lives on a faraway island with her wild siblings. She is scared of almost everything. After a violent storm, all of her s­ iblings ­disappear and she is suddenly alone in the cottage with her goat Yanko. Together, they have to leave to find Alba’s father. They ­embark on a long journey, facing perils and scary incidents along the way, but they make new friends and what an adventure it's been! And maybe courage is not about not being scared – but about daring to try anyway!

A warm and funny book for reading aloud, about stepping out of someone else’s shadow and finding your own strength.

Modigast i världen Karim, Malin Karim ILLUSTRATOR Andrea Femerstrand FORMAT 148x210 mm, 176 pages, color ORIG. TITLE

AUTHORS Alexander

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6 –9

TEAM ANIMAL

HILMA’S HAMSTERS Hilma has two hamsters. One day, as her parents get divorced, the two animals get separated. Hilma knows full well that they are not as happy living apart. But one day when Hilma is home alone, the cat brings something inside. A secret!

Team Animal is a new easy-to-read series about pets and friends, perfect for the pet lover who wants to practice reading.

SERIES NAME Team Animal ORIG. TITLE

Hilmas hamstrar Jenny Alm Dahlgren ILLUSTRATOR Ingrid Flygare FORMAT 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color AUTHOR

THE SCHOOL FOR KNIGHTS

THE CRAZY TREASURE HUNT Egon, Fiona and Urban find a real treasure map, and they are soon on the treasure hunt of the century. Along the way, they have to face a waterfall, dangerous traps and an angry dragon. But the worst is yet to come...

SERIES NAME The

School for Knights galna skattjakten AUTHOR Magnus Ljunggren ILLUSTRATOR Mats Vänehem FORMAT 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian ORIG. TITLE Den

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THE MYSTERIOUS SCHOOL

GHOST DISCO Greta loves her mystical school, where there is always something exciting going on. Tonight is Halloween, night of the dead, and there will be a disco at the school. But what can be heard from the attic? Is someone having a party there? Come along to the school where spooky breathing, light steps from behind and ghostly sighs are common. The ghosts hide everywhere, but not everyone can see them...

SERIES NAME The

Mysterious School ORIG. TITLE Spökdiscot Katarina Genar ILLUSTRATOR Alexander Jansson FORMAT 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Danish, Norwegian AUTHOR

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PARTY OR NOT? Frank is sad. During the break, he stumbles and falls, scratches his knees and starts to cry. He can’t stop crying. Frank lets everyone know that his parents are getting divorced. It’s his birthday in a few days and he doesn’t even know if there will be a party. Fortunately, Frank’s dad comes up with a solution. And the best thing is that all his friends in Class 1b will be there!

SERIES NAME Class 1b ORIG. TITLE Blir

det kalas?

Helena Bross ILLUSTRATOR Christel Rönns FORMAT 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Arabic, Chinese (simpl.), Danish, Faroese, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Turkish AUTHOR

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6 –9

THE MAGIC PET SHOP

SAVE RUTH Animals, magic and cool illustrations – this easy-to-read book by Lin Hallberg and Jonna Björnstjerna is perfect for making reading fun and exciting.

Step into The Magic Pet Shop, where there is an animal for every child and the shop assistant knows just which one it should be.

This time it is Ruth’s turn. Ruth is desperate to play with the other kids at the playground, but they keep chasing her away.

This time, again, the shop assistant manages to find just the reliable and safe animal friend that Ruth needs.

SERIES NAME The

Magic Pet Shop ORIG. TITLE Rädda Rut Lin Hallberg ILLUSTRATOR Jonna Björnstjerna FORMAT 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Danish, Norwegian AUTHOR

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

THE SHADOW Easy-to-read scary book! On a dark autumn night, as Alvaro is walking home, he senses that he is being followed. But as he turns around, he sees nothing but his own shadow. The same thing happens the next day, and Alvaro soon realizes that his own shadow wants to hurt him! Will he be able to escape from his eternal follower?

Read At Your Own Risk ORIG. TITLE Skuggan Petrus Dahlin ILLUSTRATOR Johanna Kristiansson FORMAT 148x210 mm, 64 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Danish, Norwegian SERIES NAME AUTHOR

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DUNNE

LOVE IS BETTER THAN ­NO LOVE It is spring and Dunne travels to Rome to attend Dad’s wedding.

It is thanks to her that Dad and Vera are getting married. At least that’s what she thinks.

But to her dismay, her best friend in the whole world, Ella Frida, is not invited. Dad said no.

It is not meant to be a big event, he says, just a little family party. What will Ella Frida say when she finds out that she has not been invited to her best friend’s father’s wedding? Ella Frida doesn’t know anything yet. She is on an island in the archipelago, in her family cottage.

It gets harder and harder for the two friends to meet up. Their paths almost never cross.

The stories are about fidelity. And a difficult friendship. But love is better than no love ...

SERIES NAME Dunne ORIG. TITLE Kärlek

är bättre än ingen

kärlek Rose Lagercrantz Eva Eriksson FORMAT 148x210 mm, 228 pages, b&w illustrations RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Albanian, Arabic, Belarussian, Chinese (simpl.), Danish, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese AUTHOR

ILLUSTRATOR

The books in the Dunne series have been extremely well received internationally. They have been translated to over 25 languages and have received numerous awards. The first book, “My Happy Life”, was named one of The New York Times Most Notable Books in 2013 and was nominated for the Prix Sorcières 2014 as well as the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2012.

This easy-to-read series deals with emotions in a way that children can understand and relate to.

Dunne tries to take life as it comes and refuses to stop believing in miracles!

The accessible text is perfectly complemented by the warm and endearing illustrations.

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6 –9

THE ARCHEOLOGY DETECTIVES

THE ARCHEOLOGY ­DETECTIVES AND ­PHARAOH’S CURSE Mysteries around the world are waiting to be solved, and the ­Archeology Detectives Marvin, Ramses, Neffi and Pharoh the dog are ready!

The summer holidays start with an exciting ride in the wacky Uncle Valdemar’s zeppelin. The cousins get to join in on a journey to Egypt! There is an unknown grave deep inside the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. But who’s going to get there first, the Archeology Detectives or their archenemy Professor Grävberg? A breathtaking and fun adventure!

An action-packed, easy to read and fun series by Dan Höjer, the author of the popular Circus Detectives books.

SERIES NAME The Archeology

Detectives och Faraos förbannelse AUTHOR Dan Höjer ILLUSTRATOR Hedvig Häggman-Sund FORMAT 148x210 mm, 168 pages, b&w illustrations ORIG. TITLE Arkeologdeckarna

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6 –9

THE MOVIE MYSTERY The famous film director Omar Rauk is coming to Valleby to make a movie, and he invites the Valleby residents to an audition. Muhammed Karat, Dino Panini and Rune Andersson are competing for the same extra role, but the film team puts them down. Instead, the role is offered to the chief constable, if he agrees to be locked in a cage overnight to get in contact with his own feelings. The constable hesitantly agrees.

On that very night, there is a burglary at the optician store. Nothing was stolen except for one watch, but the cellar floor has been opened. And the surveillance camera film is too blurry to show what really happened. Was the burglar looking for something?

Lasse and Maja are suspicious. And it gets even weirder as an old letter is discovered, shedding light on the situation.

Time for some detective work!

SERIES NAME The Whodunnit

Detective Agency Filmmysteriet AUTHOR Martin Widmark ILLUSTRATOR Helena Willis FORMAT 148x210 mm, 128 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese (simpl. and complex), ­Croatian, Czech, ­Danish, English (India), Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, French, G ­ erman, Greek, H ­ ungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Japanese, Latvian, ­Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, ­Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, ­Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Thai, Turkish,­Vietnamese ORIG. TITLE

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GÖSTA AND MONA What was it like to grow up before there were any screens? When your parents or grandparents grew up? This book depicts an exciting time when children were often left to look after themselves, playing in yards and odd spaces, bicycling without helmets – and you had to look out for the older kids and be smarter than them.

Gösta is just about to test his new red sledge when someone else’s sledge comes rushing against him. It is Mona's, testing her sharpened skids. When they are done bickering, they take turns on their sledge all day, becoming real friends. And we get to come along during an eventful year when they leave preschool and enter first grade.

Gösta och Mona Martin Widmark, Mia André ILLUSTRATOR Stina Wirsén FORMAT 170x240 mm, 112 pages, color ORIG. TITLE AUTHORS

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6 –9

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THE BOOK OF SECRETS Time travel, magical books and breathtaking adventures at sea – these are just some of the ingredients in “The Book of Secrets”.

Fia’s summer holidays are not fun at all. At home, her ­little brother screams all day long and her best friend ­ Yasmine is not staying in the cabin next door, as she usually is.

When Fia walks down to the bay she sees an old ship and a man trying to catch a book from the jetty. Curious about the boat, the book and the man, Fia sneaks on board. But when she opens the book everything changes. Suddenly she finds herself far out at sea, the year is 1944 and the ship is full of crew members. On board there is also a boy who has done something so horrible that he has forgotten his own name. And Fia herself has become invisible. Will she ever come back home again? And can several realities exist at the same time?

ORIG. TITLE Hemligheternas

bok Maria Nygren ILLUSTRATOR Staffan Larsson FORMAT 148x210 mm, 160 pages, b&w illustrations AUTHOR

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6 –9

THE TREASURE HUNT IN ­MUNDU ONAK The lion Mfalme is the king in the kingdom of Mundu Onak, which spans all the way from the beach up to the Large Forest.

Mfalme has never dared to go further than that. But one day, the pig Glen is washed up on the beach in Mundu Onak, bringing a treasure map with him. Glen needs to find the treasure to impress his big brother, the only problem is that it is hidden on the o­ ther side of the Large Forest. Together, the new friends gather courage and go to find what lies beyond the Mundu Onak kingdom. Along the way, they meet the street dog Samira who has also crossed the sea to find a treasure to make her the richest of all the street dogs.

But what none of the three friends know is that treasures might not always be what we expect them to be.

ORIG. TITLE Skattjakten

i Mundu Onak Eva Susso, Jali Madi Susso ILLUSTRATOR Katsiaryna Dubovik FORMAT 174x240 mm, 96 pages, color AUTHORS

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6 –9

STELLA AND THE SECRET To stand up for yourself or for someone else isn’t always easy. How do you find the courage and how do you speak up if something doesn’t feel right? Princess Madeleine of Sweden makes her debut within the framework of her involvement with the World Childhood Foundation. In this book, she tackles an issue that lies close to her heart: the prevention of children’s exposure to violence and abuse.

When 9-year-old Stella and her dad move to Sweden, everything feels new and strange: the language, the school. It takes some time to get used to everything and even more time to pluck up the courage to get new friends. Especially when Stella’s mom is still living in the US. One day Stella’s new friend Elena tells her a terrible secret. And Stella promises not to tell a soul. But Elena’s secret is heavy and aching inside Stella. What should she do? How do you help a friend in need?

“Stella and the Secret” is an everyday story to read together, but also a book with an important topic to speak about. At the end of the book there are facts and advice on how to talk about tricky questions related to integrity, trust and self-confidence.

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ORIG. TITLE Stella

och hemligheten Madeleine Bernadotte, Karini Gustafson-Teixeira, Marie Oskarsson ILLUSTRATOR Stina Lövkvist FORMAT 148x210 mm, 144 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD Finnish AUTHORS

9–12

MORRIS MOHLIN

MORRIS MOHLIN’S ­DANGEROUS MISSION Meet Morris – a thirteen-year-old who can’t stay out of trouble.

He is busy creating slogans, crushing phone screens and killing cats... There is a lot to do working extra both as a lion at a play center and as a paid pretend boyfriend of Mirre, all is order to save up to fix his broken phone screen! But with a dead cat in the freezer and Morris’ parents thinking that he threw a naked drinking party, he is starting to feel a bit too pressured.

A perfect book for anyone who loved “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”!

SERIES NAME Morris

Mohlin Mohlin på iskallt uppdrag AUTHOR Maria Frensborg ILLUSTRATOR Kalle Landegren FORMAT 148x210 mm, 176 pages, b&w illustrations ORIG. TITLE Morris

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9–12

THE HORSE WHISPERER

INDRA LARSSON’S NOT ­ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL RIDING LESSONS Indra Larsson has a lot on her mind, with riding lessons not going too well and best friends drifting apart. And when Sander, who is a western rider and an animal communicator, says that he will lead a ­clinic for problem horses over the Christmas holidays, he promises ­Indra that she can come and help. She has even more to deal with then. Will Indra be able to handle the stubborn pony Dexter? Can she forgive a friend who let her down? And what will happen with her friend Ruben’s film project?

A book about having big dreams and seeing them getting crushed, but maybe getting something even better in the end.

SERIES NAME The

Horse Whisperer Indra Larssons inte särskilt lyckade ridlektioner AUTHOR Lin Hallberg FORMAT 135x185 mm, 256 pages ORIG. TITLE

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9–12

ATHENA

ATHENA. LIGHTS ON, PLEASE! Meet Athena: She was named after the goddess of wisdom, she is twelve years old, a friend, sister and activist. Athena started the Save the Earth Club after having seen a film about the melting polar ice. The club usually uses post-it notes for their work, and the most important rule on the meetings is to bring a chocolate cake.

Now, Athena is in sixth grade, and there is a lot going on: homework, exams, and all the work with the traditional Lucia show.

But this year the show might not take place as the music teacher has broken both arms. Athena realizes that it is up to her to fix everything. After all, she is the most important person at the show: the presenter!

The Save the Earth Club is also on fire, and they now want to change the meat-free Mondays at school to MEAT MONDAYS! That is, serving meat only on Mondays and vegetarian food on all other days. Genius, if they may say so!

SERIES NAME Athena

Athena. StrĂĽlkastare, tack!

Elin Ek FORMAT 135x185 mm, 192 pages

ORIG. TITLE AUTHOR

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12+

HOLD YOUR BREATH In “Hold Your Breath” we meet the siblings Mina, Daria and Sam, during the first summer after Mina’s graduation. Mina’s friends have turned their backs on her, and her big sister Daria is always busy with her competitive swimming. Daria is a star, speeding through the water like a flash of lightning.

But one day Daria disappears. Her wardrobe is empty, her passport is gone, and Mina can only reach her voicemail. Where did she go, and why? Mina gets more and more worried, and heads to the public pool to find answers.

There, she finds the changing room where Cissi cleans the hair from the floor drains, the hot tin roof where the employees smoke weed, and the gym where Sam works over the summer. There is the tool shed where you can have sex pressed against squeaky floaties, and pools to let yourself sink deep down.

Mina spends the first two week of the summer at the pool, ­slowly realizing that Darias kept lots of secrets.

In her second novel Flora Wiström skillfully explores bodies, sexual ­power, performance-related pressure and relations between siblings.

ORIG. TITLE Hålla FORMAT

andan AUTHOR Flora Wiström 135x215 mm, 224 pages

“The water waves make it seem as though the body slides in and out of itself. The blood is spreading through the water like a bright red feather on the surface. Sam is standing beside me, pressing my hand with his fingers. The air is filled with ­chlorine. I can hear the gurgling sound of the vacuum pump, I can hear our breaths.

Under the surface, headlights illuminate the body. It moves slowly above the pool floor.

We keep staring at it.

And even now, time keeps on moving forward.”

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THE WORLD’S FIRST HUMAN BEING This is the story of how it all began – with the Big Bang and the creation of the universe. And when little Ia is born she is the first human on the planet. Come along on Ia’s exciting journey through time, where you make the sounds yourself! Sounds that have been the same throughout history. How do the pattering rain, the howling wolf or the growling stomach sound? A fun and interactive book about the development of humanity, for children and adults alike.

ORIG. TITLE Världens

första människa Carin Hjulström ILLUSTRATOR Anders Nyberg FORMAT 195x260 mm, 40 pages, color

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PARKOUR Parkour is a fun and exciting sport where you get from one point to another, passing obstacles along the way. In this book, Maria Frensborg gives tips for beginners, shows seven basic movements (rolls, vaults, jumps), and explains how to find good parkour spots.

You are competing to no one else but yourself, testing your own limits. Can you climb and stay balanced? How flexible can you become? There are no rules, no rights or wrongs. And the only things you need are comfortable clothes, good shoes, and a place to be!

ORIG. TITLE Parkour AUTHOR

Maria Frensborg Engholm FORMAT 170x240 mm, 48 pages, color ILLUSTRATOR Viktor

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AROUND THE WORLD

­MYSTICAL SPOTS AND UNSOLVED MYSTERIES Are you interested in everything mystical and exciting? Come along to Stonehenge, Easter Island and Dracula’s castle; explore jungles and ruins looking for the Fountain of Youth and the Holy Grail. Is Bigfoot real? What is a sinkhole? Where is the Bermuda triangle of Space – and where in the world do all the odd socks go?

In this book, Sarah Sheppard explains the unexplainable, looking at everything from legends and folklore to unsolved crimes and everyday mysteries. Sink into a world of paranormal phenomena, aliens, cities made of gold and legendary artifacts!

With solid research and a shrewd sense of humor, Sarah Sheppard’s ­entertaining and exciting fact books have been loved by tens of thousands of children of all ages. From dinosaurs and important maps to sharks and adventurous journeys, she has brought us on adventures around the world time after time.

SERIES NAME Around

the World runt. Mystiska platser och olösta mysterier AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Sarah Sheppard FORMAT 215x280 mm, 48 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Chinese (simpl.), French, German, Italian, Korean ORIG. TITLE Jorden

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SIGGE

LEARN TO RIDE WITH SIGGE: ­ RISING TROT Saga and Harry have started taking riding lessons at the Broby ­stable, and they have loads of questions. Why do the riding court’s sides have letters on them? How can you get the horse to go where you want? And what does rising trot mean? With some help and advice from the older children (and from the horses Sigge and Sam of course), the two beginner riders Elina and Mattis find out about what happens in the stable and when you learn to ride.

Sigge ORIG. TITLE Börja rida med Sigge: Rida lätt Lin Hallberg ILLUSTRATOR Margareta Nordqvist FORMAT 170x240 mm, 48 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian SERIES NAME AUTHOR

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THIS IS HOW IT WORKS!

VEHICLES AND VESSELS Vehicle facts for curious readers of all ages – this book will teach you about vehicles in a new way! Are there similarities between a fast train and a fast bike? What do vehicles in extreme environments have in common?

You will get many answers, and learn about the technological developments, environmental issues and vehicles of the future. With information on spaceships, helicopters, submarines, snow mobiles, tractors, monster trucks and much more, you will revel in fun and quirky facts in this deluxe book with beautiful and explanatory images.

SERIES NAME This

Is How It Works! funkar det! Fordon och farkoster AUTHOR Mats Wänblad ILLUSTRATORS Oskar Jonsson, Anders Nyberg, Kjell Thorsson, Filippa Widlund FORMAT 250x290 mm, 104 pages, color ORIG. TITLE Så

EASY-TO-READ FACTS

AMAZING BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD All over the world, buildings are being constructed, and in this easy-toread book of facts you can read all about really exceptional buildings, old as well as brand new. The world’s longest bridge, highest skyscraper, most impressive wall and oldest existing pyramid can all be found in this book together with fascinating facts. A fun and captivating book for curious beginning readers.

Easy-to-read Facts ORIG. TITLE Jordens fantastiska byggen Jens Hansegård ILLUSTRATOR Anders Nyberg FORMAT 148x210 mm, 48 pages, color RIGHTS SOLD SERIES Danish, Norwegian SERIES NAME AUTHOR

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